What is the effect of preoperative education on postoperative pulmonary complications following upper abdominal surgery
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Postoperative pulmonary complications following upper abdominal surgeryUpper abdominal surgeryOral and Gastrointestinal - Other diseases of the mouth, teeth, oesophagus, digestive system including liver and colonSurgery - Other surgery
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12622001182785
- Lead Sponsor
- John Hunter Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 183
Inclusion Criteria
All patients 18 years and older, assessed and consented by the John Hunter Hospital Perioperative service for planned upper abdominal surgery,
At least one abdominal incision above the umbilicus and below the diaphragm that is greater than 5cm in length.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Postoperative pulmonary complication as measured by the Melbourne Group Score[Daily in the 7 days following surgery];Feasibility of delivering peroperative education prior to surgery as measured by proportion of patients who receive the education compared with those who are eligible. The proportion of patients who receive the education will be determined by an audit of the study database and the proportion of patients who are eligible will be determined by an audit of the study screening and enrollment logs. [Assessed at the conclusion of the study]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Hospital length of stay as measured by data-linkage to medical records [Until acute care hospital discharge];Other non-pulmonary complications including cardiac complications, wound or urinary infections, falls etc. identified via medical records[Daily in the 7 days following surgery]